PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Topher Curtis (ranked 6263 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesper Svenington (ranked 5735 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Curtis
vs
Svenington

183 cm
18
182 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Topher Curtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesper Svenington!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Svenington rushes Curtis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Curtis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Curtis clinches up with Svenington and pushes him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Curtis.

Curtis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Curtis closes the distance and pushes Svenington back into the cage.

Curtis breaks from the clinch.
Curtis leaves Svenington with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Svenington fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Svenington 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Svenington misses with a head kick.
Curtis connects with a single shot there.
Curtis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svenington misses with a takedown attempt
and Curtis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Topher Curtis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesper Svenington.
Svenington is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Curtis.
Curtis throws a jab but it's blocked by Svenington.
Svenington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Curtis misses the target.

Svenington pushes Curtis up against the cage in a clinch.
Svenington misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Curtis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Svenington tries for a takedown but Curtis circles away easily
and Curtis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Svenington has his takedown stuffed
and Curtis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Svenington is rocked!
Svenington walks straight into a right hand from Curtis - that's dropped him! Curtis jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Svenington from any more punishment! Svenington complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Topher Curtis!